A perlocutionary act is the effect of an utterance on an interlocutor. Examples of perlocutionary acts include persuading, convincing, scaring, enlightening, inspiring, or otherwise affecting the interlocutor.

What is the meaning perlocutionary?

: of or relating to an act (as of persuading, frightening, or annoying) performed by a speaker upon a listener by means of an utterance — compare illocutionary, locutionary.

How do you identify perlocutionary acts?

"Intuitively, a perlocutionary act is an act performed by saying something, and not in saying something. Persuading, angering, inciting, comforting and inspiring are often perlocutionary acts; but they would never begin an answer to the question 'What did he say?'